On Saturday 24 October 2009, Dave Douglas  comes to Washington and Lee with his quintet, Brass Ecstasy. The concert is at 8pm in Wilson Hall. A reception will follow the performance.

In addition, Douglas will lead a session entitled "Being a jazz musician in the 21st century" at 3pm in Wilson Hall.

If anyone at all is qualified to talk about this issue, it is Douglas.  From his New York base, where he’s lived since the mid 1980s, he has earned lavish national and international acclaim, including being named trumpeter, composer, and jazz “Artist of the Year” by such organizations as the New York Jazz Awards, DownBeat, JazzTimes, Jazziz, and the Italian Jazz Critics’ Society. This should be of interest to jazz musicians, jazz fans and anyone at all curious about the state of jazz today.

All events are free to the public.

Search for Dave Douglas and Brass Ecstasy on YouTube for several clips of this band.

Personnel is:

Dave Douglas - trumpet
Vincent Chancey - french horn
Luis Bonilla - trombone
Matt Perrine - sousaphone
Jakubu Griffin - drums

From “The Jazz Observer” in a review of a recent performance at Yoshi’s in Oakland:

Tapping a vein that spans centuries and continents, Douglas and his merry band channeled the street musics of New Orleans and Central Europe, mixing intricate improvisation with the brash exuberance of kids jamming in the Times Square subway station. This is a group that should be heard.